Marinas with Gas on Watts Bar Lake

A renovated Kingston-area marina with new slips, a fuel dock, rotating weekend food trucks, and the kind of owner energy that makes people drive past other options.

Long Island Marina is off the main channel near Kingston, recently renovated with new docks and a 100-percent gas fuel dock. The operation runs a ship store with bait, beer, and snacks; weekend food trucks that rotate; live music on many weekends; and pontoon and kayak rentals. The ownership and staff are the most consistent positive note.

A large off-channel working marina up Caney Creek, gated and practical, with over 200 slips and a ship store that actually has what you need.

Caney Creek Marina sits off the main channel two miles up Caney Creek in Harriman, accessible from river mile 562.5 on Watts Bar Lake. The marina offers over 200 covered and open slips, pontoon rentals, gas, free pumpout, a ship store stocked with accessories and snacks, and a weekend grill and bar. The approach requires checking bridge clearance (22-foot maximum vertical clearance).

The mid-lake family resort that bundles marina, restaurant, brewery, pool, and floating cabins on one property.

Family-owned marina and resort in Ten Mile with covered and open slips, fuel dock, transient hookups, a saltwater pool, on-site dining and a brewery, and floating lake cabins guests rent right beside their boat.

The new resort marina, paired with a Greg Norman course and an outdoor concert lawn.

A newer, smaller marina on a peninsula off the main channel near Ten Mile, attached to the Tennessee National residential community. Pontoon rentals, fuel, slips, a clubhouse, the Sunset Saloon, and an outdoor concert lawn that hosts touring tribute acts.

A mid-lake cove stop with a floating bar, weekend live music, an RV park, and the kind of down-home crowd that stays through the evening.

Bayside Marina and Resort sits in a cove off Ten Mile at 134 Bayside Drive, with boat slips, transient power, gas, an RV park, a floating bar with weekend live music, and a small food menu. The owners are frequently praised for their friendliness and the fishing off the docks is described as consistently productive.

A lower-lake marina with renovated waterfront cabins, covered slips, a year-round fuel dock, and Nick's Lakeside Grill on the grounds.

Spring City Resort and Marina sits at the lower end of Watts Bar Lake on New Lake Road in Spring City. The property offers renovated waterfront cabins, covered and open slips, a year-round fuel dock with floating docks, and Nick's Lakeside Grill on site.